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单词 menhir
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menhir

[ men-hir ]
/ ˈmɛn hɪr /
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noun Archaeology.

an upright monumental stone standing either alone or with others, as in an alignment, found chiefly in Cornwall and Brittany.

Origin of menhir

1830–40; <Breton phrase men hir, equivalent to men stone + hir long

Words nearby menhir

Mengelberg, Menger, Mengistu Haile Mariam, Mengzi, menhaden, menhir, menial, Ménière's disease, Ménière's syndrome, menilite, Meninga
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British Dictionary definitions for menhir

menhir
/ (ˈmɛnhɪə) /

noun

a single standing stone, often carved, dating from the middle Bronze Age in the British Isles and from the late Neolithic Age in W Europe

Word Origin for menhir

C19: from Breton men stone + hir long
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